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Climate
Tasmanian Climate
Tasmania lies between 40°S and 43.5°S and with no place more than 115 kilometres from the sea has a temperate marine climate.
On the coast the range of daily temperature is 7°C, but inland the range is almost double, indicating a slight continental effect.
Prevailing westerly winds produce a marked west to east variation of cloudiness and rainfall, but the variation of temperature is governed more by elevation and distance from the coast.
Summers are mild and are characterised by much longer days - up to 15 hours of daylight. In winter the shortest day has around nine hours of daylight.
In winter and early spring, westerly winds (equinoctial gales) reach their greatest strength and persistence, causing a distinct maximum in the rainfall in the west and north west. In the east and south east rainfall is more evenly distributed throughout the year.
To view Tasmania's Effective Temperature for October to April download this PDF (304kb).
